9:20 a.m. - The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) Zoltan J. Acs, Ph.D.,Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, George Mason University

9:40 a.m. - Perspectives on the GEDIWilliam Beach, Director, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation Roger R. Stough,Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Economic Development, George Mason University

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